Jim Deuchars

This study evaluates the autonomic effects of transcutaneous auricular nerve stimulation at four ear sites, finding that heart rate variability changes significantly across all sites with baseline LF/HF ratio predicting response.

The paper shows that cerebrospinal fluid contacting neurons in the mouse spinal cord use different Ca2+ channels to generate graded spikes that signal distinct neurotransmitter inputs.

The paper shows that GABA levels in the adult mouse spinal cord regulate neural stem cell proliferation, with increased GABA reducing proliferation and decreased GABA increasing it.

The paper identifies four neuronal types in spinal cord lamina VII, showing Kv3 channels are critical for fast firing in interneurons and synaptic inhibition of parasympathetic preganglionic neurons.

This study shows that inhibiting mitochondrial fission and iNOS in the dorsal vagal complex reduces body weight and food intake in rats fed a high-fat diet.

The paper identifies lncRNAs that interact with the translation machinery during neuronal differentiation and shows some produce peptides that affect neurite length.